Area code 806

Where area code 806 is

806 is one of 29 geographic area codes serving Texas; NANPA records its in-service date as January 1, 1957. It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 806. It is in the Central time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Lubbock, Amarillo, Plainview, Pampa, and Hereford. By population, its largest named places are Lubbock, Amarillo, Plainview, Pampa, and Canyon.

Places served by 806

806 holds 4.6% of the 16,097 central office codes assigned in Texas, the 13th most of the state's 29 codes. 102 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 806 exchanges; the most populous are Lubbock (272,000), Amarillo (204,000), Plainview (19,429), and Pampa (16,487). For a storefront or service area inside 806, the place pages show which prefixes are rated local there.

How calls are dialed in 806

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 806 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Ten-digit local dialing means the area code is part of how customers save and recognize your number, so print it in full everywhere. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 digit permissible at service provider discretion."

Phone companies in area code 806

63 carriers hold the 734 central office codes assigned in 806. Southwestern Bell has the most, with 118 (16%). 451 of the codes (61%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. Numbers can move between carriers through porting, so a code's holder tells you where the block started, not where every number lives now.

Rate centers and towns in 806

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 806 has codes in 182 rate centers. The table lists the rate centers with the most codes, with the matching Census place where the abbreviation could be matched.

Number supply in 806

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 734 are assigned in 806, 92% of 800. 70 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Using area code 806 for business calls

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